Swatting incident under investigation

Wednesday

Jan 15, 2014 at 8:00 AMJan 15, 2014 at 8:18 AM

By Kelly Waterskwaters@wayneindependent.com

-On Jan. 10 around 9:30 p.m. Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Honesdale were called to a residence on Watts Hill Road in Dyberry Township after a report of “a violent crime being committed,” according to a report.
Between 20 and 30 police officers swarmed the residence of Doug Stinnard, including officers from PSP Dunmore for the incident that is considered “swatting.”
Swatting is a term for “someone pulling a prank on someone to encourage a SWAT team response” or a “very heavy police response.”
PSP Honesdale said it is usually in a high stress situation, like a hostage situation for example.
PSP investigated the incident and the alarm was “determined to be false.”
The investigation is still taking place.